'V n to n' - Construction 17

Name: to incite someone to an action construction
Description: A person or entity causes someone to do an action. The NP following 'to' indicates the action.
Verbs: drive, incite, incline, lull, move, predispose, reduce, rouse, spur on
Example: [He] incited his hearers to social revolution. (BNC)
Membership: action; cause; figurative; person
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; NP3; Result.
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